Bombshell: cast and crew

• Jay Roach 63 at release Also in Meet the parents (2000)

Actors

43

Crew

6

Youngest at release

30 yearsMargot Robbie

Eldest at release

77 yearsHolland Taylor

• Charlize Theron Megyn Kelly 45 at release Also in Prometheus (2012)
• Nicole Kidman Gretchen Carlson 53 at release Also in Australia (2008)
• Margot Robbie Kayla Pospisil 30 at release Also in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
• John Lithgow Roger Ailes 75 at release Also in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Allison Janney Susan Estrich 61 at release Also in Finding Nemo (2003)
• Malcolm McDowell Rupert Murdoch 77 at release Also in The Artist (2011)
• Kate McKinnon Jess Carr 36 at release Also in Finding Dory (2015)
• Connie Britton Beth Ailes 53 at release Also in A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
• Brigette Lundy-Paine Julia Clarke Also in Irrational Man (2015)

The whole cast 43

1. Charlize Theron Megyn Kelly
2. Nicole Kidman Gretchen Carlson
3. Margot Robbie Kayla Pospisil
4. John Lithgow Roger Ailes
5. Allison Janney Susan Estrich
6. Malcolm McDowell Rupert Murdoch
7. Kate McKinnon Jess Carr
8. Connie Britton Beth Ailes
9. Brigette Lundy-Paine Julia Clarke
10. Mark Duplass Douglas Brunt
11. Alanna Ubach Jeanine Pirro
12. Robin Weigert Nancy Smith
13. Madeline Zima Edie
14. Amy Landecker Dianne Brandi
15. Mark Moses Bill Shine
16. Stephen Root Neil Mullen
17. Nazanin Boniadi Rudi Bakhtiar
18. Ben Lawson Lachlan Murdoch
19. Rob Delaney Gil Norman
20. Josh Lawson James Murdoch
21. Brooke Smith Irena Brigante
22. D'Arcy Carden Rebekah
23. Richard Kind Rudy Giuliani
24. Michael Buie Bret Baier
25. Anne Ramsay Greta Van Susteren
26. Jennifer Morrison Juliet Huddy
27. Ashley Greene Abby Huntsman
28. Ahna O'Reilly Julie Roginsky
29. Elisabeth Röhm Martha MacCallum
30. Alice Eve Ainsley Earhardt
31. Katie Aselton Alicia
32. P.J. Byrne Neil Cavuto
33. Spencer Garrett Sean Hannity
34. Tony Plana Geraldo Rivera
35. John Rothman Martin Hyman
36. Eric Zuckerman Cameraman
37. Lennon Parham Beth's Employee
38. Eric Winzeried Gretchen's Director
39. Brian d'Arcy James Brian Wilson
40. Victoria Profeta Kathryn Murdoch
41. Ronald Reagan Self
42. Holland Taylor Faye
43. Donald Trump Self

Production companies

Bron Studios, Lionsgate, Annapurna Pictures

Distributor in the UK

Lionsgate

Who plays Megyn Kelly in Bombshell?

Charlize Theron plays Megyn Kelly.

Who plays Gretchen Carlson in Bombshell?

Nicole Kidman plays Gretchen Carlson.

Who plays Kayla Pospisil in Bombshell?

Margot Robbie plays Kayla Pospisil.

Who plays Roger Ailes in Bombshell?

John Lithgow plays Roger Ailes.

Who plays Susan Estrich in Bombshell?

Allison Janney plays Susan Estrich.

Who plays Rupert Murdoch in Bombshell?

Malcolm McDowell plays Rupert Murdoch.

Who directed Bombshell?

Jay Roach.

Who wrote Bombshell?

Charles Randolph.

How many actors are in Bombshell?

43 actors are credited, and 6 people in the crew.

• Jay Roach had already directed Stephen Root in 2 films: All the Way (2016) and Trumbo (2015).

• Jay Roach had already directed John Lithgow in The Campaign (2012).

• Allison Janney and Stephen Root have worked together on 3 other films: To Leslie (2022), Finding Dory (2015) and Finding Nemo (2003).

• Allison Janney and Charlize Theron have worked together on 2 other films: The Addams Family (2019) and Celebrity (1998).

• Charlize Theron and John Lithgow had already worked together on one film: The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).

• Nicole Kidman and Malcolm McDowell had already worked together on one film: Room 237 (2012).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Nicole Kidman (77), Stephen Root (57) and Charlize Theron (56).

• The cast’s average age at release is 51 (of the 35 actors whose birth date we know).